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The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
Title: The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
Category: Arts & Humanities / Theater
Details: Words: 779 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Witchcraft Hysteria in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
The Witchcraft Hysteria
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In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, the superstition of witches existed
in a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the
ordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually be
forgiven if the blamed their accusations on another individual. This was the
main idea of a play entitled, The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In this play a
group of young girls act up and are then …showed first 75 words of 779 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 779 total…today. Today's courts are much
better than the theocratic church/courts of the late 1600's. Another thing to
consider is that our Declaration of Independence and our freedom states that
we have freedom of religion. So even if somebody was a 'witch' and didn't harm
anybody they would receive more trouble from today's media than from the law.
I am glad I didn't have to go through that horror and I'm happy I never will.
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